Reference values of waist circumference and waist/hip ratio in children and adolescents of Mérida, Venezuela.
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Reference values of waist circumference and waist/hip ratio in children and adolescents of Mérida, Venezuela: comparison with international references.
OBJECTIVE To collect regional reference values of waist circumference (WC), and waist/hip ratio (WHR) in children and adolescents from Merida, Venezuela, and to compare them to international references. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 919 students aged 9-17 years from public and private educational establishments were assessed. Weight, height, WC, and WHR were measured. Outliers (± 3 SD Z-Sco...
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Hemos leído con detenimiento los comentarios de la carta al editor en relación con nuestro artículo publicado recientemente. Efectivamente, el estudio fue realizado en el Municipio Libertador del Estado Mérida, como bien se señala en la sección de Material y Métodos, y forma parte de un proyecto denominado «Evaluación del crecimiento, desarrollo y factores de riesgo cardiometabólico en escolare...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Endocrinologia y nutricion : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y Nutricion
دوره 61 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014